Edward R. Tufte

Statistician, Artist, and Professor Emeritus
Website: edwardtufte.com
Email: noreply@edwardtufte.com

Research in statistical evidence and analytical design for information visualization, integrating principles from statistics, graphic design, and cognitive science for the effective presentation of quantitative data.

Experience

• 1983–Present: Founder & Publisher, Graphics Press. Independent publishing house specializing in information design and data visualization.
• 1977–1999: Professor Emeritus, Yale University. Departments of Political Science, Statistics, and Computer Science.
• 1967–1977: Instructor, Princeton University. Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

Artworks

A homage to Edward R. Tufte’s large stainless steel sculpture titled Escaping Flatland

Founder of Hogpen Hill Farms, a 234-acre sculpture park in Woodbury, Connecticut. Creator of large-scale works including Larkin’s Twig and the Escaping Flatland series, exhibited at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum.

Research Contributions

Development of sparklines, a method for embedding high-resolution data graphics within text, and formulation of the data-ink ratio as a quantitative measure of graphical efficiency.

Books

• 2006: Beautiful Evidence
• 1997: Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative
• 1990: Envisioning Information
• 1983: The Visual Display of Quantitative Information

Papers

• Tufte, Edward R., “Determinants of the Outcomes of Midterm Congressional Elections,” American Political Science Review, 1975. DOI: 10.2307/1958391
• Tufte, Edward R., “The Relationship between Seats and Votes in Two-Party Systems,” American Political Science Review, 1973. DOI: 10.2307/1958782

Education

• PhD in Political Science: Yale University (1968).
• MS in Statistics: Stanford University.
• BS in Statistics: Stanford University.